{"id":277012,"date":"2025-05-22T01:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/indianapolis-colts-i-am-heartbroken\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:21","slug":"indianapolis-colts-i-am-heartbroken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/indianapolis-colts-i-am-heartbroken\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Colts: &#8220;I am heartbroken&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4926366\" data-slug-id=\"2527744\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday evening, it was sadly reported that Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay had passed away at the age of 65 years old. At this exact time, there have not been too many details on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>However, after the news was made public, former Colts QB Peyton Manning took to Instagram to share an emotional message about his time with the Colts and getting to know Irsay.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am heartbroken to hear about Jim Irsay\u2019s passing. He was an incredibly generous and passionate owner and I will always be indebted to him for giving me my start in the NFL. His love for the Colts and the city of Indy was unmatched. His impact on the players who played for him will not be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and everyone in the Colts community. He will be missed. Jim, rest in peace my friend, #18.&#8221; Manning said on Instagram.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In response, legendary QB Tom Brady commented on the post and expressed his thoughts and prayers regarding the difficult situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb RIP\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb.&#8221; Brady wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Jim Irsay NFL impact<\/h2>\n<p>Irsay and his family had a major impact on the National Football League having a team in Indianapolis. His family, more specifically his father Robert, was responsible for moving the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Irsay became the owner, chairman, and CEO of the iconic franchise in 1997 and brought great success to the organization. The Colts won Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears by a score of 29-17 in February of 2007. <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/breaking-news\/article\/longtime-indianapolis-colts-owner-jim-irsay-dies-at-65-234224401.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Furthermore<\/a>, Irsay&#8217;s father bought the team for approximately $12 million in 1972 and Jim turned the club into a huge company that is now worth approximately $1.88 billion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/photos\/the-most-valuable-nfl-franchises-according-to-forbes-0ap3000000530683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">according to Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Irsay family and his friends during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/4503866-1732049089-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Joshua Gillesby&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nJoshua Gillesby is a College Sports journalist at Sportskeeda who graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor&#8217;s in Arts &amp; Science.<\/p>\n<p>Josh is based in Ontario, Canada and his favorite college team is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, due in large part to his former hockey team being invited for a tour of the facilities and watching a game while there.<\/p>\n<p>His favorite past college football player is Joe Burrow, as his 2019 season was incredible and a major reason behind LSU&#8217;s playoff success and National Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, Josh enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and science.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"author-know-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/author\/joshua-gillesby\" aria-label=\"Author know more\">Know More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Joshua Gillesby<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-i-heartbroken-peyton-manning-pens-tearful-farewell-jim-irsay-colts-owner-surprisingly-passes-away-65\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] On Wednesday evening, it was sadly reported that Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay had passed away at the age of 65 years old. 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